On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 13:10 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: > Daniel J Walsh wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Karl Larsen wrote: > > > >> Mike A. Harris wrote: > >> > >>> Karl Larsen wrote: > >>> > >>>> On F8 I left selinux set up as protection. Today I was d/l the > >>>> many files needed to support the VLC viewer. I got a selinux message > >>>> saying it was not allowing certain files to be installed. That is > >>>> when I turned off selinux. > >>>> > >>>> How can anyone be expected to use this software when it screws up > >>>> everything your trying to do? > >>>> > >>> Install 'setroubleshoot', that makes it a breeze. If you find any > >>> real bugs in the default SElinux policies, be sure to file a bug > >>> report in bugzilla against "selinux-policy" so that it gets fixed in > >>> the next update. The SElinux folk are pretty responsive these days > >>> with updates. > >>> > >>> > >> Hi saw settroubleshoot and it was a big 2 page thing. It listed just > >> about all I did today on F8. > >> > >> I then went to my F7-64 and got all the VLC files in and it works. I > >> got no complaint from selinux which is full on in that system. I really > >> can't tell what is going on with selinux but for sure it is not the same > >> on all three systems on this computer. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Most likely you have a labeling problem on the system with it blocking. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > > > iD8DBQFHNLonrlYvE4MpobMRApsPAJ9OGnYzgRyDv8KK3AEZ+aVgnNTx2gCeM5Pl > > zwxOm7om5FhJu6Zg438InS4= > > =xzuM > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > There is no label problem and that I will address as time allows. I > plan to re-label all three systems next week. They will all have system > specific names. The problem I had was that I saw the panel that selinux > put up and it said these listed files have not been allowed, but I > checked and they are all there. I was not ready to field the panel that > came up. I will turn selinux back on soon. > > I have had zero problems with my F7-64 system which has selinux > turned full on. > > F8 has been all a good experience and it appears to be at least a > fully updated F7 in performance. I was able to get the stuff working > that I need in a home operating system. It reads all my USB things and > it has VLC working like it must since I get a bunch movies from friends > with Windows. So my Linux must be as good as Windows. > > So in good time I expect to shift my daily computer work to F8. ---- vintage Karl...telling Daniel Walsh that he doesn't have a label problem. For a moment, I thought Daniel was going to offer to help Karl. Craig
